Adviser Niels Schnecker Leaves Crin Antonescu’s Campaign Staff
Niels Schnecker, adviser to Liberal Party president Crin Antonescu will resign his position and will not be Antonescu’s campaign manager in the upcoming presidential election.
Schnecker was hired to advise Antonescu and manage his presidential campaign in June 2013. (Gandul)
Udrea, Paleologu And Seven More MPs Leave Democratic Liberal Party
Elena Udrea, Theodor Paleologu and seven other MPs announced in plenary they have left the Democratic Liberal Party.
Senators Andrei Voloșevici and Mihai Ciprian Rogojan also announced their resignation from the party.
The lawmakers will be joining the People’s Movement Party. (Evenimentul Zilei)
Constitution Revision Committee Assembled Monday For Talks
Lawmakers with the committee revising the Constitution assembled Monday to discuss amendments proposed by the Venice Commission and suggestions made by the Legislative Council.
The committee has three days to revise the Constitution.
Romania plans to hold a referendum sometime this year on the revision of its fundamental law. (Adevarul)
Government To Cover Half Of Wage Costs For Businesses Creating At Least 20 Jobs
The Romanian state will cover half the wage costs for companies that create at least 20 jobs, Prime Minister Victor Ponta said Monday.
“For companies creating at least 20 jobs, the government will pay half of the wage costs. We won’t be lowering taxes or social security contributions,” said Ponta.
The aid scheme was agreed with the International Monetary Fund. (Gandul)
Government, IMF Agree On Reinvested Profit Tax Exemption As Of July
Romania’s government and the International Monetary Fund agreed Monday to introduce a tax exemption on reinvested profit starting July, Prime Minister Victor Ponta said.
“This tax exemption will not bring us a 16% profit tax but we’ll be getting a 24% sales tax instead,” said Victor Ponta.
The government is to draft norms for the tax exemption by the International Monetary Fund’s next visit, which is scheduled in April. (Evenimentul Zilei)
Fondul Proprietatea Asks Government To Halt Nuclear Reactor Building Project
Fondul Proprietatea has called on the Romanian government to discard plans to build two more nuclear reactors in Cernavoda.
The Fund said the project, which would cost EUR6.5 billion to build, cannot be financed even if it were to turn out profitable.
On the other hand, Daniela Lulache, general manager of nuclear power producer Nuclearelectrica, considers there is no good reason to halt the reactor building project. (Adevarul)